Craig Gordon

Craig Sinclair Gordon (born 31 December 1982) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian, where he is club captain.

Craig Gordon

Gordon in 2006
Personal information
Full name	Craig Sinclair Gordon[1]
Date of birth	(1982-12-31) 31 December 1982 (age 42)[2]
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[3]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper[2]
Team information
Current team	Heart of Midlothian
Number	1
Youth career
	Currie Boys
2000–2003	Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2007	Heart of Midlothian	139	(0)
2001–2002	→ Cowdenbeath (loan)	12	(0)
2007–2012	Sunderland	88	(0)
2014–2020	Celtic	147	(0)
2020–	Heart of Midlothian	78	(0)
International career‡
2002–2003	Scotland U21	5	(0)
2003–2005	Scotland B	2	(0)
2004–	Scotland	74	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 December 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2022

Gordon celebrating with fellow Hearts teammates following their Scottish Cup victory in 2006.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 December 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Heart of Midlothian	2001–02	Scottish Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2002–03		1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2003–04		29	0	2	0	2	0	2[a]	0	35	0
	2004–05		38	0	6	0	3	0	6[a]	0	53	0
	2005–06		36	0	5	0	2	0	0	0	43	0
	2006–07		34	0	1	0	1	0	6[b]	0	42	0
	Total		139	0	15	0	8	0	14	0	175	0
Cowdenbeath (loan)	2001–02	Scottish Second Division	12	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	13	0
Sunderland	2007–08	Premier League	34	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	35	0
	2008–09		12	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	14	0
	2009–10		26	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	30	0
	2010–11		15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
	2011–12		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		88	0	3	0	4	0	0	0	95	0
Celtic	2014–15	Scottish Premiership	33	0	5	0	4	0	10[c]	0	52	0
	2015–16		35	0	2	0	3	0	12[d]	0	52	0
	2016–17		35	0	5	0	4	0	11[e]	0	55	0
	2017–18		26	0	3	0	4	0	12[e]	0	45	0
	2018–19		18	0	0	0	0	0	14[f]	0	32	0
	2019–20		0	0	0	0	2	0	4[g]	0	6	0
	Total		147	0	15	0	17	0	63	0	242	0
Heart of Midlothian	2020–21	Scottish Championship	26	0	2[h]	0	3	0	—		31	0
	2021–22	Scottish Premiership	36	0	5	0	5	0	—		46	0
	2022–23		16	0	0	0	1	0	8	0	25	0
	Total		78	0	7	0	9	0	8	0	102	0
	Total Hearts		217	0	22	0	17	0	22	0	277	0
Career total			463	0	40	0	39	0	84	0	627	0

1. Appearances in the UEFA Cup
2. Four appearances in the UEFA Champions League and two appearances in the UEFA Cup
3. Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League and eight appearances in the UEFA Europa League
4. Six appearances in the UEFA Champions League and six appearances in the UEFA Europa League
5. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
6. Six appearances in the UEFA Champions League and eight appearances in the UEFA Europa League
7. One appearance in the UEFA Champions League and two appearances in the UEFA Europa League
8. The later stages of the 2019–20 Scottish Cup were played in October and December 2020.

International

As of match played 16 November 2022^[4]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Scotland	2004	5	0
	2005	9	0
	2006	5	0
	2007	10	0
	2008	6	0
	2009	3	0
	2010	2	0
	2011	—
	2012	—
	2013	—
	2014	1	0
	2015	2	0
	2016	2	0
	2017	7	0
	2018	2	0
	2019	—
	2020	1	0
	2021	9	0
	2022	10	0
Total		74	0

Honours

Hearts Academy

• Scottish U-18 Premier League: 2000–01^[5]
• Scottish Youth Cup: 1999–2000^[6]

Heart of Midlothian

• Scottish Cup: 2005–06^[7]
• Scottish Championship: 2020–21^[8]

Celtic

• Scottish Premiership: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19^[9]
• Scottish Cup: 2016–17,^[10] 2017–18^[11]
• Scottish League Cup: 2014–15,^[12] 2016–17,^[13] 2017–18,^[14] 2018–19,^[15] 2019–20^[16]

Scotland

• UEFA Nations League B: Promotion 2022–23^[source?]

Individual

• SFWA Footballer of the Year: 2005–06,^[17] 2014–15,^[18] 2021–22^[19]
• SPFL Premiership Player of the Year: 2021–22^[20]
• SFWA Young Player of the Year: 2003–04^[21][22]
• SPL Young Player of the Year: 2003–04^[23]
• SFWA International Player of the Year: 2009–10^[24]
• Heart of Midlothian Hall of Fame: 2007^[25]
• Hearts Supporters Player of the Year: 2021–22^[26]
• Hearts Players' Player of the Year: 2021–22^[26]
• PFA Scotland Premiership Team of the Year: 2014–15,^[27] 2021–22^[28]
• Scotland national football team roll of honour inductee: 2017
• SPL Young Player of the Month: December 2003^[29]